PILGRIM BARK PARK
VOTED
AMERICA'S
SECOND BEST
DOG
PARK IN 2010
BY DOG FANCY MAGAZINE!
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All Pilgrim Bark Park
products: pet hoodies,
t-shirts, dog bowls, decals and more are
now available at
Paws & Whiskers
256 Commercial Street, Provincetown
(across from Town Hall)
508-487-3441
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PET-FRIENDLY
PROVINCETOWN UPDATE
A public dog/person water
fountain is being installed in the next few weeks on the lawn
of our newly renovated historic Town Hall!
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THANK
YOU!
Many
thanks to our patrons, volunteers and vendors whose time and
talents help to make Pilgrim Bark Park the best it can be.
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Warm
Wags
to
Power
Payment Solutions for donating their credit card
processing services to Pilgrim Bark Park!
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"You can judge the heart of a man by his treatment
of animals." Immanuel Kant
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It's been a busy time here
at the park and lots of progress has been made on the
third phase of construction of Pilgrim Bark Park.
Completed:
*
Hand rail installed at main entrance
* Second
entrance along Shank Painter handicap accessible
* Main
entrance walkway completed
* Additional landscaping
In Progress, to
be completed soon:
*
Steel mooring ball with Portuguese colors at
main entrance
of park to celebrate Provincetown's
Portuguese heritage--
a gift from
Paul Mendes
* Artistic
'message in a bottle' kiosk for announcements,
by artist
Candice Crawford
* Bike rack--a gift from
the Visitor's Service Board
Ongoing:
* Shade pavilion: Pilgrim Bark Park is
actively working
with the Town to address the installation
challenges and
site restrictions.
Check out Pilgrim Bark Park's
redesigned website! Click here:
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Thank you, Julian Popko
Local artist, Julian Popko created
and donated a new "dog" bench for Pilgrim Bark Park!
(See photo on left)
Additionally, he is now in
the process of creating a 26-foot long metal
sculpture which will consist of 16 different,
near life-sized dogs. Two of the breeds
represented in this collection will be the very
FIRST dogs brought over by the Pilgrims on
the Mayflower in 1620: an English Mastiff and an English
Springer Spaniel. This eagerly awaited sculpture
will grace the main walkway entrance to the Pilgrim
Bark Park.
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A Call for
Volunteers
It
takes a group effort to maintain a good thing.
Here's how you can help:
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Rake sand inside parameter of park--make level,
fill in holes.
* Rake peastone to even out and re-cover
thinning areas
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Sweep cemented areas inside park, walkways
* Weed
landscape
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Participate in fundraising events
Also, in accordance with Pilgrim
Bark Park's broader vision of promoting animal
safety, health, and welfare, anyone who would like
to spearhead special projects, i.e., rabies clinic,
dog registration day at park, an idea of your own--please
contact us at:
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Message from the Directors
As Pilgrim Bark Park is nearing
completion, there are some who have posed the question:
why are donations still necessary?
The answer:
As many of you know, the
park was built solely on extensive fundraising
efforts and private donations. The park has not,
nor will it receive financial help through taxpayer
dollars. The Town assists only with trash removal.
Meanwhile, the annual operating budget to maintain
the park is approximately $15,000 which includes:
insurance, taxes and accounting, utilities (water
and electricity), poop bags, replacement sand,
pea stone, gravel in the parking lot, web hosting,
general landscaping and maintenance.
Please visit our website
to learn all the different ways you can give.
Pilgrim Bark Park is YOUR park and in order for
it to remain a safe and clean space for you
and our furry friends, please familiarize yourself
with the park rules. They were created to
provide the safest environment possible.
If you see someone breaking a rule, please bring
it to their attention. More times than not
they are unaware and would want to do the right
thing.
Just a reminder: Poop
bags are bought with your donations.
PLEASE take only what
you need while in the park.
Here's to a great summer
season.
See you at the park.
WOOF!
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